Liverpool vs Manchester City LIVE: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mohamed Salah fire Reds to thrilling victory

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Sadio Mane celebrates with Andrew Robertson after scoring Liverpool's third goal (Getty)

It’s the big one: Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield in Sunday’s late kick-off, hoping to become the first side to beat Pep Guardiola’s team in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool welcome back their star man Mohamed Salah, but Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Alberto Moreno and Daniel Sturridge are all out injured. A win will take Liverpool – currently level on points with Tottenham Hotspur – above Chelsea in the table.

City will meanwhile welcome back a number of players after he shuffled his pack for the club’s EFL Cup game against Bristol City. But Gabriel Jesus, Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy all remain out. City currently enjoy a 15-point lead at the top of the table.

Follow live coverage of the match below.

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Key Points

• Kick-off: 16:00
• Liverpool are unbeaten in 17 matches in all competitions, their best run under Jurgen Klopp, since losing to Tottenham on 22 October.
• Manchester City have not won at Anfield since 2003, a run of 16 matches in all competitions.
• Join Liam Corless for live coverage.

[14 January 2018 16:04 · Liam Corless]

4' - The first big chance of the match falls to Liverpool but Sadio Mane's first touch lets him down after Roberto Firmino's volleyed through ball. A decent first touch there would've put the Senegalese attacker in on goal.

[14 January 2018 16:08 · Liam Corless]

7' - Raheem Sterling appeals for an early penalty after a coming-together with Emre Can but Andre Marriner waves play on... and replays suggest that's the right decision.

[14 January 2018 16:10 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City (Oxlade-Chamberlain)

9' - Liverpool take an early lead and it's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with the goal as he drives beyond Fernandinho and drills the ball into the bottom corner from 20 yards!

What a start for the hosts!

[14 January 2018 16:12 · Liam Corless]

Emre Can and Fabian Delph vie for the ball 

[14 January 2018 16:16 · Liam Corless]

15' - Mo Salah squares Nicolas Otamendi up in the box but the Egyptian can't quite work the ball inside and onto his favoured left foot and ends up accidentally poking the ball behind for a goal-kick.

The first 15 minutes of this match have been so exciting.

[14 January 2018 16:19 · Liam Corless]

19' - Kevin De Bruyne almost threads Raheem Sterling through on goal with an intelligent pass but Dejan Lovren is alert to it and clears the danger.

[14 January 2018 16:21 · Liam Corless]

20' - Chance for City!

Kevin De Bruyne whips a magnificent low cross into the box and Sergio Aguero is inches away from making contact and turning the ball home.

The visitors are enjoying a decent spell at the moment.

[14 January 2018 16:22 · Liam Corless]

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrates after opening the scoring for Liverpool 

[14 January 2018 16:24 · Liam Corless]

23' - Leroy Sane takes aim from distance but his shot deflects off Dejan Lovren and just wide of the wrong-footed Loris Karius' goal.

The Liverpool goalkeeper would've been absolutely helpless to keep that one out.

[14 January 2018 16:28 · Liam Corless]